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Green marketers will never be able to win over every single consumer, but that might not matter, writes Brigid Milligan. "[W]hether consumers like it or not, the market is embracing sustainable products and services -- in part because they have to, and in part because it's smart business," she writes.

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The U.S.'s Power Africa initiative has leveraged some $20 billion in commitments but is criticized for not showing more progress in building energy facilities, writes Aala Abdelgadir. The initiative has the potential to change energy access in Africa, but "[w]hether Power Africa can transform that commitment and political will into greater energy access remains to be seen," she adds.

Sustainability is filtering into all levels of the corporate world, and that's making it harder for individual companies to stand out, writes Brigid Milligan. It will take innovation and creative thinking to build effective communication strategies. "If we are moving towards a paradigm in which all companies are pursuing sustainability on some level, then merely having a sustainability strategy will not be enough to win in the marketplace," Milligan writes.

Restaurants may not be cutting as much as they can from their energy costs, where each dollar saved is pure profit, writes Powerhouse Dynamics VP Jay Fiske. He shares a dozen tips for cutting energy costs, starting with figuring out your starting point and conducting an energy audit.

Biopolymers will soon be on equal footing with traditional plastics as demand increases for recyclable materials and sustainable development, says Keith Edwards, North America business manager for BASF Biodegradable Plastics. "Whether it is a bioplastic or not won't be a question," he said.

Don't make the mistake of thinking that your network is responsible for getting you a job, Yehoshua Paul writes. "[W]hether an outsourcing agency, friends, family, or the person you met the other day who swears he knows someone who is hiring -- you are not their sole concern. Continue searching," he writes.